Top Lessons Learned From Navy SEALs and Other Special Forces
Navy SEAL episode. I’ve had the good fortune to have interviewed six Navy SEALs or special forces leaders for the Success Through Failure podcast. In this episode, I breakdown the top lessons learned from each of these episodes and offer insights into how you can apply them to your life today. But first…. If you […]
Unconscious Bias: My Role in Social Injustice
I’ve found myself in leadership positions throughout my life– wrestling team captain in high school and college, a Division I head coach, a manager, a business owner — but I’ve never been vocal or outspoken on difficult issues whether it was a teammate not carrying his weight, confronting family on difficult issues or social injustice. […]
A Tale of Failure, Learning and Delivering the Talk of My Life: A Process for Giving an Amazing Speech
Public speaking made easy. Research shows that speaking publicly is one of the most common fears. It’s also one of the most important skills if you want to gain influence, improve credibility, advance your career, and make your mark. Even though you are not likely planning on becoming a professional speaker, it’s a skill that, […]
The Superpower You Can Use for Good or Evil: Getting What You Want from People
Get what you want. We all want something from someone- maybe it’s a promotion, their support, their buy-in, a sale, their agreement, or simply a chance to be heard. I’m assuming your intentions are good because what I’m about to share with you is a superpower. Like any superpower, it can be used for good […]
Eliminate Fear of Tough Conversations: A Step-by-Step Blueprint for from David Wood
Afterlife as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for “life coaching.” He believes the tough conversations we avoid are our doorways to confidence, success, and even love — in both work and life. David coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams — and […]
Accountability, Trust, and Tough Conversations: Leadership Strategy with CEO and Master Coach Kari Zeller
Kari Zeller, a decorated former Air Force officer, is a subject matter expert in both applying and teaching the concepts of transformative leadership under the most challenging conditions. Kari empowers leaders to create tangible results in the areas they are committed to. She has worked with numerous branches of the U.S. armed forces and governmental […]
Jodi Glickman (Great On The Job) Shared Tactics and Scripts for Smart Communication at Work
The soft skill Jodi Glickman is passionate about developing leaders. As the CEO and founder of Great on the Job, Jodi and her team have reached hundreds of thousands of the brightest minds across corporate America and academia—working with many of the most influential organizations and brands including LinkedIn, JP Morgan, Abbott, and Harvard Business […]
How to Build Relationships and Trust: Tactics for Getting More of What You Want in Life
Getting what you want. We all have things we want. Usually, there are people who can help us get what we want. We want our boss to give us a promotion or our coworker to help finish a project or our mechanic to not screw us over. How do you get more of what you […]
From Xprize to GitHub, Jono Bacon Shares How and Why to Build (and Join) Communities To Support Your Mission
Honest to goodness secret to success. Jono Bacon is a leading community strategist, speaker, author, and podcaster and the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting. He has served as director of community at GitHub, Canonical, XPRIZE, and other companies. His clients include Huawei, Microsoft, Intel, Google, Sony Mobile, Deutsche Bank, Santander, and others. He is the […]
How to Use Humor (Even If You’re Not Funny): Lessons for Leaders From Stand-up Comedian Drew Tarvin
DREW TARVIN is the world’s first humor engineer, teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble with his experience as a stand-up comedian, he reverse-engineers the skill of humor in a way that is practical, actionable, and gets results in the […]